American mainstream media

[Special K]

One thing I do not understand is that the NTSB does not have a policy of confirming names of persons involved in plane crashes;

"The NTSB said it does not release or confirm the identities of crew members or people involved in transportation accidents."

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/12/travel/asiana-offensive-names/index.html

If that is the case why did KTVU call them seeking confirmation of the bogus names? They could have called Asiana. The pilots were employees of Asiana.

The story that is being put out in the media makes no sense.

The media is such ravenous f'n douchebags that they will stoop to any level just to get a story, even knowing it's not NTSB policy, they don't give a shit!

 

[rumpleforeskiin]

It's not up to me to teach you urban culture, Rumples.

Oh, excuse me, I completely forgot about your life in the hood. Sorry, Beav, but in the words of Special K, you're so full of sht your nose is brown.

 

[Left Coast]

Fire the pilots instead of playing the race card

As a long-time SF Bay Area resident and monthly user of SFO I'm still bombarded by follow-up stories on the crash. Yesterday I spoke with a veteran pilot friend of mine and his assessment was that this was the worst case of pilot(s) incompetence in recent history. He ran through the litany of mistakes committed by the crew and jokingly said that the only possible explanation was the crew must have received their training while employed by Aeroflot, the acknowledged world's worst airline. I'm no fan of KTVU or any Fox affiliate, but for Asiana to play the race card and talk about a lawsuit against KTVU is a bad joke. Wake up Asiana! These pilots should NEVER fly again!

 

[EagerBeaver]

These pilots should NEVER fly again!

So you are telling us that Asiana is employing incompetent pilots? Ho Lee Fuk, I wonder how many other ones are out there?

 

[greenacres99]

Wake up Asiana! These pilots should NEVER fly again!

There's an entire chapter in Malcolm Gladwell's excellent book "Outliers" that examines cultural reasons for shoddy airline records. Two in-depth analyses of a Korean and Colombian crash are used to illustrate different cultural norms with respect to authority. Basic punchline: certain cultures don't tell the captain when he's being an idiot and correct all the tiny mistakes he's making that add up to disaster. On the other extreme: As many of our Canadian "hosts" on this board can probably attest, Americans, generally aren't as deferential to authority figures! Good read. I don't really follow the news, has any one cited his book?